I have recently received a warning from what I consider a very credible
source.  It is unusual to say the least, and I am sending it to you FYI.  I
would appreciate it if you do not credit me as the source of this warning for
among other things, besides not wanting any unwelcome attention, I am not the
source.  Having said that, there is nothing in the warning that is harmful,
just the opposite if you think there is anything to it.  If it does not ring
true to you, then ignore it.
You can contact me if you wish, but I will have nothing to add but my own
speculation.

Kenneth Stoller, MD, FAAP

This is the warning:

VIRUS*WARNING*VIRUS
This is not a joke or some "X-Files" spoof or some other kind of hoax. There
is a virus on the
WWW and all online services.  Disinfect programs are of no use.  This virus
is an energy matrix
that uses on-line and other communication services as a conduit to infect you
mentally via your
computer screen.

There is no way to screen for this virus and no way, as of yet, to prove its
existence beyond a
doubt.  Downloading or uploading text/e-mail files should not put you at
risk; however, prolonged
exposure to your screen while it is on-line is dangerous.  All forms of
communication services
including radio and television can act, to some extent, as a conduit for this
virus, but not as
strongly as the computer on-line interface.

If you are irritable, depressed, emotionally upset, or otherwise have
negative or destructive
thoughts that do not seem to be your own then the virus has infected you.
 Repeat exposure will
be increasingly harmful.

Your only protection is to use these tools for constructive or helpful
purposes, and not for
mindless entertainment, playing around or the dissemination of disharmonious
messages.  Chat
rooms are the most contagious areas! If you feel you really need to use the
Net, use it as
judiciously as possible.

Regrettably, this warning sounds like a poor attempt at humor; nevertheless,
it is completely
serious.  This warning is not a plot, part of someone's political agenda, or
the raving of a
delusional paranoid. Ignore it at your own risk.  YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!